What is the expression for the statement : "y is multiplied by 5 and result is subtracted from 16" ?

16 - 5 y

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Solution

The correct option is A $16 - 5 y$
On multiplying y with 5, we have $5 \times y$ .
Subtracting this from 16, we have $16 - 5 y$

$∴$ y multiplied by 5 and then the result being subtracted from 16 can be expressed as 16-5y.

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